Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in India
India: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems was 1.13 billion tonnes CO₂e in 2015. ▲ Rising
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in India, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes CO₂e.
Analysis
India recorded 1.13 billion tonnes CO₂e for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in India peaked at 1.13 billion tonnes CO₂e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 792.50 million tonnes CO₂e, in 1990.
That places India 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 847.84 million tonnes CO₂e | 792.50 million tonnes CO₂e | 898.05 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2000s | 946.46 million tonnes CO₂e | 889.01 million tonnes CO₂e | 1.03 billion tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 billion tonnes CO₂e | 1.05 billion tonnes CO₂e | 1.13 billion tonnes CO₂e | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 14.8% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.46 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 522.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 35.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 66.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in India?
- Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in India was 1.13 billion tonnes CO₂e in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 billion tonnes CO₂e in 2015.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 792.50 million tonnes CO₂e in 1990.
- How does India rank for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems?
- India ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.